The Selk'nam people was one of three indigenous tribes populating Tierra del Fuego from the second half of the 19th to the early 20th century. The genocide spanned fifteen years.
Like most Europeans of the day, Darwin considers the tribal people of Tierra del Fuego "savages." He writes, "The sight of a naked savage in his native land is an event which can never be forgotten." ...
Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of the Americas, is brimming with an incredible menagerie of life. This is the plan to keep it that way. Jellyfish float among the fronds of a kelp forest off ...